Cook.

Nikki Werner and Brandon De Kock have been cooking, eating and travelling together for 14 years. Through their work they've met a lot of chefs, eaten at a lot of restaurants, done a lot of research and made a lot of notes. They're aggregators of good information. What it means is that while most cookbooks are about the author, this one is really about the person doing the cooking. That said, Nikki studied journalism and has compiled the food pages for titles such as Elle Decoration and Marie Claire, in addition to stints as food editor for Fairlady and Women's Health magazine. She currently works as a food researcher, writer and consultant. Brandon's career includes marketing, public speaking, publishing and global travel - all held together by a pen and a camera. His freelance work has appeared all over the place, he was editor of Compleat Golfer magazine and creative director for Ramsay Media. He was also a member of the curatorial panel for Cape Town World Design Capital 2014 and is now director of storytelling for WhyFive - an insight-driven research company.